June 2017 – Page 10 – Queer Sci Fi

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Back to the Future Fan Ticketed for Doing 88 MPH in a DeLorean

June 2, 2017 by scott

A Santa Clarita man who drives a DeLorean, the famed car from the “Back to the Future” movies, was given a speeding ticket recently for going the exact speed that broke the space-time continuum in the classic films. Spencer White now has bragging rights. He was driving on the 14 Freeway when he realized he was traveling at 85 mph. “My mom, she’s looking at me and she just says, ‘Take it up to 88, let’s do it,” White said. “I was at 88 for about two seconds, and, immediately I saw a police officer behind me.” White said both he and his mother started … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: ‘Nathan Burgoine

June 1, 2017 by scott

QSFer ‘Nathan Burgoine has a new MM paranormal/fantasy book out: The law of three is everything: three vampires for a coterie, three demons for a pack, and three wizards for a coven. Those alone or in pairs are vulnerable to the rest. Luc, Anders, and Curtis—vampire, demon, and wizard—sidestepped tradition by binding themselves together. When something starts brutally killing demons in Ottawa, the three find themselves once again moving among the powers who rule the city from the shadows—this time working with them to try to stop the killings before chaos and blood rule the streets. Hunting a killer who … Read more

FOR WRITERS: What’s Your Writing Bible?

June 1, 2017 by scott

FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer MD Grimm: What books on writing do you refer to the most? One of my favorites is “Dynamic Characters” by Nancy Kress. It’s my bible. I look at it when I need a refresher. So what about all of you? What’s your writer’s bible? Join the chat

LITERATURE: Author Calls for More Gay Romance

June 1, 2017 by scott

Award-winning gay author Patrick Ness has called for more depiction of gay romance and sex in literature. He has warned that gay teenagers risk being abandoned to “porn and Grindr“. The British-American author, best known for his young adult books Chaos Walking and A Monster Calls, said in an interview this week with The i that, for same-sex relationships, “authors tend to shy away from anything much beyond a kiss or a fleeting reference”. “A book with two boys being intimate, still – still! – in 2017 feels risky,” he said. “Why should that be? Why doesn’t the 17-year-old me deserve to … Read more